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Table 1 Genes involved with distinct functions in breast cancer

From: Epigenetic regulation of ID4 in breast cancer: tumor suppressor or oncogene?

Gene symbol

Gene name

Molecular and cellular function

ABCB1 (MDR1)

ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 1

Xenobiotic transport

ABCG2 (BCRP)

ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 2

Xenobiotic transport

ADAM23

ADAM metallopeptidase domain 23

Proteolysis

AKT1

AKT serine/threonine kinase 1

Signal transduction (AKT and PI3 kinase signaling)

APC

Adenomatosis polyposis coli

Signal transduction (WNT signaling), cell adhesion, apoptosis, cell cycle, DNA damage, and repair

AR

Androgen receptor

Signal transduction (steroid receptor-mediated signaling) and transcription factor

ATM

ATM serine/threonine kinase

DNA damage and repair

BCL2

BCL2, apoptosis regulator

Signal transduction (hedgehog signaling), cell adhesion, apoptosis, and cell cycle

BIRC5

Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing

Signal transduction (Notch signaling)

BRCA1

Breast cancer 1

DNA damage and repair and signal transduction (steroid receptor-mediated signaling)

BRCA2

Breast cancer 2

DNA damage and repair

CCNA1

Cyclin A1

Cell cycle

CCND1

Cyclin D1

Cell cycle, DNA damage and repair, and signal transduction (hedgehog and WNT signaling)

CCND2

Cyclin D2

Cell cycle

CCNE1

Cyclin E1

Cell cycle and signal transduction (steroid receptor-mediated signaling)

CDH13

Cadherin 13

Cell adhesion and angiogenesis

CDK2

Cyclin-dependent kinase 2

Cell cycle

CDKN1A

Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A

Cell cycle, DNA damage and repair, and apoptosis

CDKN1C

Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1AC

Cell cycle

CDKN2A

Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A

Cell cycle, apoptosis, and cell adhesion

CST6

Cystatin E/M

Proteases

CTNNB1

Catenin beta 1

Signal transduction (steroid receptor-mediated signaling), epithelial to mesenchymal transition, angiogenesis, and cell adhesion

CTSD

Cathepsin D

Proteases

EGF

Epidermal growth factor

Angiogenesis

ERBB2

Erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2

Signal transduction (AKT/PI3K signaling), angiogenesis, and cell adhesion

ESR1

Estrogen receptor 1

Signal transduction (steroid receptor-mediated signaling) and transcription factor

ESR2

Estrogen receptor 2

Signal transduction (steroid receptor-mediated signaling) and transcription factor

FOXA1

Forkhead box A1

Transcription factor

GATA3

GATA-binding protein 3

Transcription factor

HIC1

HIC ZBTB transcriptional repressor 1

Transcription factor

ID1

Inhibitor of DNA binding 1

Angiogenesis and breast cancer metastasis to lung and breast cancer classification marker

IGF1

Insulin-like growth factor 1

Signal transduction (steroid receptor-mediated and AKT/PI3K signaling)

IGF1R

Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor

Signal transduction (AKT/PI3K signaling)

IGFBP3

Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3

Signal transduction (glucocorticoid signaling)

IL6

Interleukin 6

Angiogenesis and apoptosis

JUN

Jun proto-oncogene

Angiogenesis, apoptosis, cell cycle, and transcription factor

KRT19

Keratin 19

Signal transduction (steroid receptor-mediated signaling)

MAPK1

Mitogen-activated protein kinase 1

Signal transduction (MAP kinase-mediated signaling) and DNA damage and repair

MAPK3

Mitogen-activated protein kinase 3

Signal transduction (MAP kinase-mediated signaling)

MAPK8

Mitogen-activated protein kinase 8

Signal transduction (MAP kinase-mediated signaling)

MGMT

O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase

DNA damage and repair

MKI67

Marker of proliferation Ki-67

Cell cycle

MLH1

MutL homolog 1

DNA damage and repair

MMP2

Matrix metallopeptidase 2

Proteases and breast cancer metastasis to lung and breast cancer classification marker

MMP9

Matrix metallopeptidase 9

Proteases

MYC

V-myc avian myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homolog

Cell cycle and transcription factor

NME1

NME/NM23 nucleoside diphosphate kinase 1

Signal transduction (glucocorticoid signaling) and apoptosis

NOTCH1

Notch 1

Signal transduction (Notch signaling) and angiogenesis

NR3C1

Nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1

Signal transduction (glucocorticoid signaling) and transcription factor

PGR

Progesterone receptor

Signal transduction (steroid receptor-mediated signaling) and transcription factor

PLAU

Plasminogen activator, urokinase

Angiogenesis and proteases

PRDM2

PR/SET domain 2

Transcription factor

PTEN

Phosphatase and tensin homolog

Signal transduction (AKT/PI3K signaling), angiogenesis, cell adhesion, and cell cycle

PYCARD

PYD and CARD domain-containing

Proteases

RARB

Retinoic acid receptor beta

Apoptosis and transcription factor

RASSF1

Ras-association domain family member 1

Cell cycle

RB1

RB transcriptional corepressor 1

Signal transduction (steroid receptor-mediated signaling), cell cycle, and transcription factor

SERPINE1

Serpin family E member 1

Angiogenesis

SFN

Stratifin

Apoptosis, cell cycle, and DNA damage and repair

SFRP1

Secreted frizzled-related protein

Signal transduction (WNT signaling) and apoptosis

SLIT2

Slit guidance ligand 2

Angiogenesis

THBS1

Thrombospondin 1

Angiogenesis and cell adhesion

TP53

Tumor protein p53

Apoptosis, cell cycle, DNA damage and repair, and transcription factor

TP73

Tumor protein p73

Apoptosis, DNA damage and repair, transcription factor, and signal transduction (MAP kinase signaling)

VEGFA

Vascular endothelial growth factor

Angiogenesis

XBP1

X-box binding protein 1

Transcription factor